Arch support



Oct. 12 1926. 1,602,675

G. A. HURLEY ARCH SUPPORT Filed 001',- i 14, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct.12 1926. 1,602,675

G. A. HURLEY ARCH SUPPORT iled Oct. 14, @92 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2a 5 20 Tl7 [IQ/0'" ,7 171! j Patented Oct.- 12,1926.

. UNITED STATES PATENT." F

enoaon A. HUBLEY, or nocximn, macnu'snrrs f FICE.

I g memo imam filed am-14.1w. ser al no. 504,802.

This invention relates to shoes, and par ticularly welt shoes arrangedto provide 1ncreased support for the arch of the foot.* y

It is customary to provide an arch-supporting shoe'with an inner solewhlch has an integral lateral extension adapted to fit beneath, andprovide increased support, for, the arch of the foot. Such an mtegrallywformed inner sole, however, is relatively ex pensive as the lateralextension, necessarily, is oi the same material as the inner sole, andthe shape of the inner sole and mtegral' extension is or may be suchthatthe wastage of cutting the inner soles is increased.

An object of this invention is to provlde an arch supporting shoe havingan inner sole and a lateral extension so arranged that, both may heformed from different pieces and grades of leather. I

A. further object is to provlde' a shoe wherein the arch-s portingextension is lasted-in between the upper and inner sole of the shoe andunited. to the inner sole by the stitching which unites the upper and"weltto the inner sole.

A further object is generally to improve- .the construction of shoes andmethods of making them; '1

Fig. 1 is 'aplan view of a'shoe embodying the invention ,with the upperpartially cut away to illustrate the inner sole andlateralarch-supporting extension.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the 'inner sole of" the shoe with the lateralextension tempo rarily attached thereto.

Fig. 8 is a. plan view'of the bottom face of the inner sole of Fig. 2. gr t Fig. 4 is a section along line of Fig.

process wherein the edges are trimmed ofl below the temporary attachingmeans for the extension and inner sole.

Fig. .8 is a transverse sectional detail of the shoe with the outer solestitched to the welt. a

The completed shoe einbodyin this in;- vention has the inner sole and te lateral extension '11 which is disposed within the" shoe and isadapted to provide increased support for the-arch of the foot. The innersole' and extension are formed separately and are secured permanentlytogether in the process of manufacture of the shoe. The extension may beof-an suitable or desirable shape and, preferab y,-is formed with thesubstantiall straight outer edge 12 which-also is skiveci to a thin edgeso that it will not distort or bulge-the upper. The

inner sole and extension may be made of. pieces of leather, for

diiferent grades and economy of manufacture.

The inner sole 10 is or may be of more or less usual construction andmay have the usual lip-14 on its bottom face, to whichgthe upper andwelt is adapted to bestitched, and, in accordance with this invention,the

lateral inner-sole extension 11 is also .at-

tached to said'lip.

In the process of manufacture of the shoe embodyingthe invention thebottom and in ner edge of the inner sole is skived to a thin edge as ata, Figs. 4 and 5, along that ortion adapted to receive the extension, wereby to provide a smooth and substantially continuous inner facebetween the inner sole and extension. N J

The extension 11 is adapted to extend along the inner side of the innersole preferabl from the heel end of the Ii 14 to the bal -portion of theinner sole. gaid extension is first temporarilyvattached to the innersole by staples 15 which are passed through the edge of the extensionand the lip 14 of the inner sole; and the staples may be applied 'in anyusual or desirable manner, as by astapling machine. If desired, anadhesive may be used to securev the extension to the inner sole prior toinserting the staples whereby the better to hold the extension in placedurin the staling operation. Thestaples, or a hesive. or

th', are adapted but temporarily-to hold the extension in place duringthe lasting operation and the application of the permanent fasteningmeans and the staples are sub sequently removed as a further step in theprocess.

g The inner sole and temporarily-attached extension are then tacked on alast 17, Fig. 6, in a more or less usual manner and the upper 18, andwelt 19, are secured to the inn er sole and over the extension by a lineoff below the staples 15 which served temporarily to attach theextension to the inner sole, and the extension is left permanentlyattached to the inner sole by the line of stitchin 20.

The s 0e may then undergo further manufacturing operations which includestitching the outer sole 22 tomthe welt as indicated in Fig. 8.

As thus formed, the separate inner sole extension is built into theshoe, and the shoe may be manufactured at a substantial reneoaevaduction in cost as compared tothat type of shoe wherein the extension isintegral with the inner sole.

1 claim 1. A shoe having an inner sole provided with a lip on its bottomface, an upper, and a separate lateral inner-sole extension applieddirectly upon said inner sole and the lip thereof, and a line ofstitching passed through said upper and extension and lip of said innersole.-

2. An inner sole for shoes having a. lip on its bottom face and aseparate lateral extension applied directly upon said inner sole and thelip thereof and having means attaching it to said lip.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification.GEORGE A. HURLEY.

